by Paty | Feb 14, 2022 | HP blogs, The Great Outdoors
It’s 2022, and I’m eagerly looking at what new adventures are calling my name. Each year I really try to do something new to force myself out of my physical and mental comfort zone. That’s how I ended up doing most the cool stuff I’ve achieved...
by Paty | Dec 8, 2021 | The Great Outdoors
2020 was the year that changed everything. The pandemic forced so many of us to re-think our priorities, and we began to ponder the big existential things of life. One of the questions I found myself asking was: Am I giving back enough? Sure I might donate cash to...
by Paty | Nov 15, 2020 | Cycling, The Great Outdoors, West Coast
Today was the absolutely perfect day out on the Oregon Coast. The weather combination was as perfect as could be. Blue skies and sunshine. A comfortable 60-degree day with just the lightest wind. And not a drop of rain in the forecast. (A rarity in a locale that gets...
by Paty | Oct 20, 2020 | The Great Outdoors, Uinta Highline Trail
September 2020 was a month of epic failures for me. I began the month with plans to thru-hike the Uinta Highline Trail and had to be rescued from an unexpected blizzard at 11,000 feet before I could finish. Then I book-ended the month with a failed attempt to summit...
by Paty | Jun 9, 2020 | Hiking, The Great Outdoors
Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance.- Verna Myers Right now we are grappling with huge problems in America, from income inequality to police brutality. It seems Americans are finally waking up and taking to the streets to demand...
by Paty | Jan 1, 2020 | Southwest US, The Great Outdoors
I visited the Hoover Dam once as when I was 11 years old, and I still remember it as being a spectacularly awesome site. I was utterly impressed by the massive curved arc of concrete spanning between two steep canyon walls. In my memory, that giant wall dropped down...
